Vocational Education & Training (VET) and the Chambers of ... Session 3... · for quality assurance throughout the whole training process for representing and organizing the companies

Yorck Sievers, DIHK,

Bonn, October 14, 2014

Vocational Education & Training (VET)

and the Chambers of Commerce in Germany - and elsewhere

Content

The Dual System of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

in Germany

Role of the German Chambers of Commerce

Five Key Elements

German VET as Activitity of the Worldwide Network of German Chambers of Commerce

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Transition from School to Work

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Education/Training and Labour Market in Germany

Vocational School School +

In-Company-Training Jobs in Companies =

Match !!! because companies are deeply involved in Vocational Education and Training (VET)

combined with

Youth Unemployment in EU Member States

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July 2014, Age: 14-25 years

Quelle: Eurostat, epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

Transition from School to Work

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60%

German VET – The “Dual System”

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3 - 4 days a week based on training

contract between company and trainee

on the job training in companies

theoretical training in vocational schools

1 - 2 days a week run by the state

Training in Companies and Schools 2 - 3.5 Years Training Period

German VET – The “Dual System”

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Specialized occupation Specialized but broadly Occupations cutting employable occupations across different branches

340 standard curricula defined by sector experts and decreed by the federal government

German VET – The Process

Making, Executing, Updating of Training Regulations and Occupations

Step by Step always based on the Needs and Demands of the Companies and Employers

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 years

Need

Need to update Competence and curricula development

Marketing for new

occupation

Start of VET

Evalu-ation

Examination

Certification

In-Company Training

under Monitoring

Facts and Figures about VET in Germany

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What we are talking about:

Youth unemployment rate 7,9% Germany 23,6% EU average

Dual Vocational Training 1,5 Mio. apprenticeships 600.000 new contracts every year Company activities 500.000 companies offering apprenticeship

positions 80% are SMEs 320.000 company in-house trainers 160.000 company jury members Financial investment 23 bn. € companies 3 bn. € government

German VET – Investment with Return

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Input/output ratio of an apprentice for the companies

Inpu

t/out

put r

atio

in E

uro

Duration of apprenticeship 2 to 3.5 years

Costs

Earnings

German VET – The “Dual System”

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The Public-Private-Partnership is a triple win situation for…

Companies State Apprentices Recruitment of

skilled employees

Familiarity with workplace

Reduced search costs

Low fluctuation of workforce

Positive image of the employer

Low rate of youth unemployment

Reduced budget for vocational

training = Financial relief through strong commitment of

companies

Practice-oriented apprenticeship

with perfect chances for employment

Work experience during the training

Nationally standardized

certificate Ensuring

competitiveness & innov. strength

Wide career opportunities with an apprenticeship

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Content

The Dual System of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

in Germany

Role of the German Chambers of Commerce

Five Key Elements

German VET as Activitity of the Worldwide Network of German Chambers of Commerce

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German VET – Key Element IHK

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Chambers of Commerce are responsible

as “competent bodies” by law (VET act from 1969/2005)

for organization, registration, examination, certification on a national level

for quality assurance throughout the whole training process

for representing and organizing the companies needs, interests and inputs – in co-operation with business associations

IHKs guarantee VET standards and quality by organizing and certifying VET

About us

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IHK – 80x in Germany 21 Düsseldorf

22 Duisburg 23 Emden 24 Erfurt 25 Essen 26 Flensburg 27 Frankfurt a. Main 28 Frankfurt (Oder) 29 Freiburg i. Br. 30 Fulda 31 Gera 32 Giessen 33 Hagen 34 Halle 35 Hamburg 36 Hanau 37 Hannover 38 Heidenheim 39 Heilbronn 40 Karlsruhe

41 Kassel 42 Kiel 43 Koblenz 44 Köln 45 Konstanz 46 Krefeld 47 Leipzig 48 Limburg a. d. Lahn 49 Ludwigshafen 50 Lübeck 51 Lüneburg 52 Magdeburg 53 Mainz 54 Mannheim 55 München 56 Münster 57 Neubrandenburg 58 Nürnberg 59 Offenbach a. Main 60 Oldenburg

1 Aachen 2 Arnsberg 3 Aschaffenburg 4 Augsburg 5 Bayreuth 6 Berlin 7 Bielefeld 8 Bochum 9 Bonn 10 Braunschweig 11 Bremen 12 Bremerhaven 13 Chemnitz 14 Coburg 15 Cottbus 16 Darmstadt 17 Detmold 18 Dillenburg 19 Dortmund 20 Dresden

61 Osnabrück 62 Passau 63 Pforzheim 64 Potsdam 65 Regensburg 66 Reutlingen 67 Rostock 68 Saarbrücken 69 Schwerin 70 Siegen 71 Stade 72 Stuttgart 73 Suhl 74 Trier 75 Ulm 76 Villingen-Schwenningen 77 Weingarten 78 Wiesbaden 79 Würzburg 80 Wuppertal

About us

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DIHK

Registered Association Umbrella Organization of 80 Chambers

of Commerce (IHK) in Germany All German Companies, by law,

have to join a Chamber 3.6 Mill. IHK Member Companies 200 DIHK Employees

in Berlin and Brussels Co-ordination of the Worldwide Network

of German Chambers of Commerce (AHK) in 86 Countries

Assigned Responsibilities of IHKs

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Advice companies,

trainees

Monitor implementation of

training

Issue regulations, ordinances

Certification interim and final

examination

Review facilities,

instructors, trainees

German VET – The Process

Making, Executing, Updating of Training Regulations and Occupations

Step by Step always based on the Needs and Demands of the Companies and Employers

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 years

Need

Need to update Competence and curricula development IHK

IHK Marketing for new

occupation

Start of VET

IHK Evaluation

IHK Examination

IHK Certification

In-Company Training

under IHK Monitoring

IHK Registration

German VET – The “Dual System”

A Public-Private Partnership

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Legal framework

Research

Initiate training

Monitor training

Assure quality

Validate success

School curricula

Teachers with DVT experience

Midterm and final exams

Development of standard curricula Training on-the-job Examinations Financial investment

Chambers

Vocational schools

Companies

Government

Delegation of operations

Fina

ncin

g Financing

Shared training

Private Public

Content

The Dual System of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

in Germany

Role of the German Chambers of Commerce

Five Key Elements

German VET as Activitity of the Worldwide Network of German Chambers of Commerce

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German VET

The Five Key Elements Co-operation of government and industry or

public private partnership

Learning within the work process

Acceptance of national quality standards

Qualified VET staff

Institutionalized research and consultancy

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Content

The Dual System of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

in Germany

Role of the German Chambers of Commerce

Five Key Elements

German VET as Activitity of the Worldwide Network of German Chambers of Commerce

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The Role of AHKs in Vocational Education and Training

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Locally established

Closely linked to Germany and

the IHK-network

Local dual VET following the German approach

Classification of VET into several quality categories

Internationally standardized training of in-company trainers

Examination is based on German assessment tasks

Award of homogeneous certificates as quality brand for German VET

Companies

VET provider companies

VET schools

Vocational training institutes

Political bodies, chambers and business associations

Offer

Clients & Partners Platform AHK

Showroom for VET „made in

Germany“

System consultancy for institutions and

politics

Access to IHK- VET-know-how

AHK-activities since 2010 AHK-activities before 2010 No activities/ no AHK

AHKs all over the world are active in VET

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Thank You for Your Attention!

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Yorck Sievers Director AHK Projects in Vocational Education and Training DIHK | German Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Breite Straße 29, D-10178 Berlin +49-30-20308-2302, [email protected]